| Alpha-Numeric Key: | AN-75 |
| Corporate Name: | W. H. Batty |
| Local Name: | |
| Owner Name: | W. H. Batty. Delk & Batty Mills. |
| Location: | Neches, four miles from the Neches River and eleven miles northwest of Palestine |
| County: | Anderson |
| Years in Operation: | 3 years |
| Start Year: | 1905 |
| End Year: | 1907 |
| Decades: | 1900-1909 |
| Period of Operation: | 1905 to 1907 |
| Town: | Neches |
| Company Town: | 2 |
| Peak Town Size: | 261 in 1905. 660 in 1946. |
| Mill Pond: |  |
| Type of Mill: | Rough and finished lumber
 Sawmill |
 Pine Sawmill |
Hardwood Sawmill |
Cypress Sawmill |
| Planer |
Planer Only |
Shingle |
Paper |
| Plywood |
Cotton |
Grist |
Unknown |
| Other |
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| Power Source: | Probably steam
| Horse |
Mule |
Oxen |
Water |
| Water Overshot |
Water Turbine |
Diesel |
Unknown |
| Pit |
Steam |
Steam Circular |
Steam Band |
| Gas |
Electricity |
Other |
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| Maximum Capacity: | |
| Capacity Comments: | Unknown |
| Produced: |
| Rough Lumber |
Planed Lumber |
Crossties |
Timbers |
| Lathe |
Ceiling |
Unknown |
Beading |
| Flooring |
Paper |
Plywood |
Particle Board |
| Treated |
Other |
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| Equipment: | Sawmill and planing mills |
| Company Tram: | |
| Associated Railroads: | International & Great Northern in 1872 |
| Historicial Development: | The Delk and Baty saw and planing mills at Neches appeared in a 1905 reference book of the Lumbermen's Credit Association. The 1907 listing of the LCA listed only W. H. Batty; Delk had been dropped.
Webb noted that the International & Great Northern created a stop in Anderson County about four miles from the Neches River. The stop was named after the river. |
| Research Date: | JKG 10-15-93, MCJ 03-06-96 |
| Prepared By: | J. Gerland, M Johnson |